In Manjaro/Phosh I can’t switch from PW to PA - the packages are in conflict and PW can’t be removed due to dependencies (I’ve already asked about this once in vain). So I tried to “standardize” the recording = Mic at 25% and 75% sensitivity set with pavucontrol is 3 cm from the laptop speaker (about like a call) with volume set to 50% and I play this. I recorded on Phosh (PW) and PlaMo ( PA) with these results: Phosh 25%, Phosh 75%, PlaMo 25% and PlaMo 75%